The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-10-21
! THOSE CONFEDERATE FLAGS
IN Atlanta 10 Honor of Cleveland

" THOSE CONFEDERATEF LAGsSf
In Atlanta In Honor Of Cleveland.
55 3 a Significant Incident. n ~;
commsreia! Ga:s,lt. 'si 5f
In the North we are accustomed 10 soc
lotLing an q rule but tho flag Of the Ma.
ion. The State flags figure in the North
n proportion ms the State feelings hold
way. That is, the National feeling Is far |
.boye tho State feeling, and while tho ex.
,ibislon Of tho National flag Ia always pro. |
'uae and abundant upon any day OF
martial or political order In the North, tho
State lag is rarely ahown. II Ia exactly
the oppoalte In the South. Here every
man 10 for the State and the South, and
one hears little OF the Nation In speeches
and editorials. All appeals to patriotism
are made In behalf Of the State and the
South. Mr.. Henry Grady, In speech and
print, Is shining illustration Of tho Truth
Of this statement. In the great parade Of
the Southern military before jeff Davls,
two years ngo In Savannsh, tcore1 Of Stale
flags wero carried by and only twice was
tho National flag neen, and ono oil these
times it wan carried by stray company
from Northwestern State. The only
time that any air except "Dlxte, "."Bon.
ME Blue Flag" and "My Maryland was
played In that great review was when a
Dubuque drum corps came marching up
playing "Yankes Doodle" the first lime
"Yankee Doodle" had been heard in
Savannah since tho Revolution. ~.
Tho display Of ilags Of the OK Oonfeder.
gcy on the occaRion OF the fret pulling out
of Jolf Davis from bis Confederate wind
lug Bhcets was aniied q. indulgently by
the North. I helped 10 broaden the smile,
At least tried to. But tho exhibition OF
Confederate flags to celebrate the presence
of Grover Cleveland, tho first Democratic
PRECEDENT in a. quarter Of n century, tho
country north oil Macon and Dlxon's line
was not inclined to look upon so lndnlg.
emily. IT WA left to Atlanta to do tho G1st
thing in that line. To-day. over the porch
OF private house, No. IL Wheat street
hangs flag which was just Gs near boing
tho old Confederate flag, adopted by their
Congress, as could BIZ andSmiss a point,
II had three broad bars, red, white and
red, Gnd a field with circle OF stars. And
here came tho point. There were thirteen
stars instead Of eleven. Thst enables the
people who flung out the flag to call II q
continental flag, though no colony ever
he'd such A,g. Tho fact Ia, the three
baro, red, white and red, have the elgnia'
cauce. @t
The State'a rights South doos not care
much about tho stars that represent the
individual Ststes. The three bars nre the
aigniticent things. To emphasize the sig.
nifconce Of the flag there was one other
decoration, and the only one. Upon the
back Of the gallery was q picture Of JEFF
Davis, beautifully displayed in floral
decoration OF evergreen, and since writing
tho above l iiud in an evening paper Q
paragraph confirming what I said about
the rebsl flag displayed at No. y Wheat
street. .-I4ss, ga 5ffsi ,Tit liN
"AtNo. II Wheat street floats onca moro
to the breeze the red, white and red, with
thirteen atess, tho emblem OF the dead
Coniederacy. Some kind hand decorated
tho picture Of the great chieftain, Hon.
Jefferson Davis, with tho Confederate eel
ORG. Old eoldiers when they pGas by take
Of their hats, snd in their hearts all
i Southerners do him reverence" s,g y; p
A visit to the house on Ivy street, near
BY, wheso q large Confederate battleAag
was draped over the entrance with q ma
tional flag, DISCLOSED the fact that tho rebel
battleilag has bsen removed, while the
national flag is a!lowod TO remain. ~,
There was another Gaze where a rebel
| flag was shown. The flag wHs the original
Beauregard banner, and the one that b.
came mos. familiar to tho Northern men
in battle. 1t was tho red, white and red
cross; and close copy OF the Crosa Of St.
George, the famouo flag Of England. This
flag was adopted when Eugland's more
than active support vas needed and an
Alabama" or two were needed, and q
prospect Of becoming part Of q monarchy
wGs not so far from tho plans OF the mar
plots who led the disastrous way 70 aeces-
sion. as )
Nobody cared for these fsgs whom JEFF
Davis was on deck and ssrutsing hia brief
hour upon the otage. They laughed at
them, and ex,Confodera!es and ox-Fedor-
als joined in tho laugh. But to begin the
display OF them to celebrate the political
progress Of Grover Cleveland ia another
matter. In tho Ivy street CAGE the flag in
qnCation was joined by large, handsome
national fsg, which, parted from It, made
the arch Of entrance. The hanging out OF
tho rebel flag on Wheat street seemed to
be the work of q nice.looking old lady,
who appeared to epjoy the attention the
flag attracted and the excitement it pro.
duced, especially among the Northern
people passing. Sz tif
An incident occurred at the Kimbsll
Hougs last night which was suggestive.
a certain prominent and eloquent gentle.
man, whose nsme was Carleton, suddenly
sprung fiery and impetuoua speech upon
the packed and ausGing mass Of people III
tho Kimbsll Houee from the frat CT the
five galleries OF the rotunda OF that great
hotel fraud. He attracted tho attention
of the people by denouncing the use of
military and uwolds and bayonets to keep
tho people away from shaking hands with
the President. He said he had seen syo,ds
and bayonets laid across the breasts OF
women by unauthorized popinjay militia
youngsters, to kesp them from shaking
hands with their President. s,,g ~
Said he, in great flight OF eloquence:
Next week there will be- fair at Macon,
Come down there and We will show you q
President who will have no sTordo and
bayonats betweer him and his people.
That President will BIO Jefferson Davis,
and all the Southern people, and oil the
people of the world can come up and
shake the hand Of that splendid, beloved
and honored hero Of the South, and no
bayonet or sword Of it's militia shall in.
teriere." FizasliS B. 4
KS 1t Caught His Fancy. ~
Canton Repository.